Category: FINANCE

U.S. regulators flexed their might. One of the most-hyped blockchains broke, kind of. And an insider trading scandal emerged in non-fungible tokens. ( read original story ...)

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Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Seiko Noda on Sept. 17 called for a reinvestigation into the controversial issue of document tampering at the Finance Ministry related to favoritism allegations ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's new 10,000-yen note, with a change in imagery and increased anti-counterfeiting security measures, is in print, though only for money handling devices. Circulation begins in 2024. ( read original story ...)

Two leading candidates to become Japan's next prime minister denied on Saturday that they had toned down their stances on nuclear energy and gender issues to attract conservative backing in a tight ... ( read original story ...)

A survey by Reuters found that most Japanese companies believe the recovery of the country economy has reached the stage before the pandemic struck ... ( read original story ...)

Celebrity investor and Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has said he expects "another trillion dollars worth of buying" into ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in New Jersey and Texas are pursuing actions against cryptocurrency group Celsius Network for allegedly offering unregistered securities, as regulators crack down on issuers of digital ... ( read original story ...)

Sanctions could be announced early as next week, reports The Wall Street Journal. As early as next week, the Biden administration will announce new measures, including sanctions, that will make it ... ( read original story ...)

The White House has communicated to the U.S. Treasury that it should implement a number of strategies to assist in the crackdown on extortionist hackers. ( read original story ...)

But Kono said the government must squarely face "the pain of those involved," in reference to the family of Toshio Akagi, an employee of the Kinki Local Finance Bureau in Osaka who killed himself in ... ( read original story ...)

The CFTC has been much faster to weigh in and offer guidance and thoughts...I think there's been some criticism of the SEC, " said Sydney Schaub, ... ( read original story ...)

The Biden administration reportedly plans to implement new measures to make it more difficult for hackers to profit from ransomware attacks using cryptocurrencies ... ( read original story ...)

Eamon Javers reports on the "array" of actions the Biden administration plans to take next week to target hackers who demand cryptocurrency as payment for ransomeware. And, Lee Reiners, executive ... ( read original story ...)

Robinhood will allow users to create recurring investments in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, dogecoin and litecoin. ( read original story ...)

The US government is preparing measures to make it more difficult for hackers to use crypto to profit from ransomware attacks. The Treasury Department is planning sanctions against specific targets. ( read original story ...)